{"id":92959,"date":"2017-03-07T23:54:55","date_gmt":"2017-03-08T04:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=92959"},"modified":"2017-03-07T23:54:55","modified_gmt":"2017-03-08T04:54:55","slug":"duterte-orders-arrest-of-mighty-owner-for-fake-stamps-not-bribe-try","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/03\/07\/duterte-orders-arrest-of-mighty-owner-for-fake-stamps-not-bribe-try\/","title":{"rendered":"Duterte orders arrest of Mighty owner for fake stamps, not bribe try"},"content":{"rendered":"
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President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday clarified that the arrest order against the owner Mighty Corporation was for economic sabotage and not for bribery attempts. (Photo: Presidential Communications (Government of the Philippines)\/ Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA\u2014President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday clarified that the arrest order against the owner Mighty Corporation was for economic sabotage and not for bribery attempts.<\/p>\n

In an interview at Malaca\u00f1ang, Duterte said that he ordered the arrest of Mighty president Alexander Wong Chu King for the alleged manufacture of fake cigarette stamps.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes I ordered his arrest. He\u2019s the one behind it (fake cigarette stamps),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHindi lang \u2018yan. It\u2019s not a matter of BIR eh. Tax laws. It\u2019s falsification,\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

Earlier, Palace officials said that attempts to bribe the President were discussed during Monday\u2019s Cabinet meeting.<\/p>\n

Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said that \u201cin time past, there was a certain attempt to influence him (Duterte) financially.”<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Presidential chief legal counsel Salvador Panelo pointed at Mighty Corp. for the alleged bribe try.<\/p>\n

Both officials said however that Duterte rejected the bribe.<\/p>\n

But the President said that what was discussed were two instances that happened in the past which he did not consider as outright bribes.<\/p>\n

He did not also specify who were involved in the two instances.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, I said there was a Christmas gift. It was a gun during\u2026 last Christmas. Sabi ko, hindi ko tinanggap,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Duterte said the other happened when he was still Davao City mayor when somebody was asking him for a favor.<\/p>\n

\u201cI said I am not into it,\u201d he narrated.<\/p>\n

\u201cPero pag-tindig niya may naiwan doon na parang hindi naman, wala naman bribery, kasi wala naman sinabi. Parang gratis. Pinahabol ko kay Bong (Go). Akala ko\u2026 kung alak, tatanggapin ko. Hindi naman ako umiinom eh, eh \u2018di binibigay ko na lang. Pero \u2018yung tiningnan \u2018nong aide ko, pera. Sabi ko ihabol mo kung saan \u2018yung gagong \u2018yan. So nahabol niya sa eroplano mismo,\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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